California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reported a data breach involving Folsom State Prison on November 21, 2016. The breach occurred on October 28, 2016, when a Confidential Alpha Roster containing staff names, social security numbers, and other personal information was saved in a non-secure location accessible to all staff. The number of individuals affected is unspecified.

Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-65014

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/california-department-of-corrections-and-rehabilitation

"id": "cal820072925",
"linkid": "california-department-of-corrections-and-rehabilitation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2016",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Corrections and Rehabilitation',
                        'location': 'California, USA',
                        'name': 'Folsom State Prison',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Improper Data Storage',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Staff names',
                                              'Social security numbers',
                                              'Other personal information']},
 'date_detected': '2016-11-21',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-11-21',
 'description': 'The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation '
                'reported a data breach involving Folsom State Prison on '
                'November 21, 2016. The breach occurred on October 28, 2016, '
                'when a Confidential Alpha Roster containing staff names, '
                'social security numbers, and other personal information was '
                'saved in a non-secure location accessible to all staff. The '
                'number of individuals affected is unspecified.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Staff names',
                                 'Social security numbers',
                                 'Other personal information']},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2016-11-21',
                 'source': 'California Department of Corrections and '
                           'Rehabilitation'}],
 'title': 'Data Breach at Folsom State Prison',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Non-secure data storage location'}